Municipal Council

City of Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Meeting Agenda - Final SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:00 AM Council Chamber Municipal Council President Mildred C. Crump Council Member Augusto Amador Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez Council Member John Sharpe James Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. Council Member LaMonica R. McIver Council Member Eddie Osborne Council Member Luis A. Quintana Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. Kenneth Louis, City Clerk Kathleen Marchetti, Deputy City Clerk Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 1. CALL TO ORDER 3. STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger, the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as adopted as 7R8-a on December 4, 2019 and amended by Resolution 7R8-e on September 2, 2020. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on September 21, 2020 at the time of preparation. 4. ROLL CALL 6. ORDINANCES 6PSF Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage 6PSF-a 20-1028 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX (s) ABATEMENT TO TERRELL REDEVELOPMENT PARTNERS URBAN RENEWAL, LP, OF ONE PARKER PLAZA, FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY 07024, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIVE (5) STORY BUILDING CONSISTING OF SIXTY-NINE (69) AFFORDABLE, AGE-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS COMPRISED OF FIFTY-FOUR (54) UNITS RESTRICTED TO 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), FOURTEEN (14) UNITS RESTRICTED TO 30% OF AMI, AND ONE (1) SUPERINTENDENT’S UNIT, INCLUDING A SET ASIDE OF EIGHTEEN (18) UNITS DEDICATED TO PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, ON REAL PROPERTY AT 59-97 CHAPEL STREET (INFORMALLY, 35 RIVERVIEW COURT), NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2442, LOT 1.02 UPON PERFECTION OF THE PLANNING BOARD’S AUGUST 17, 2020 MINOR SUBDIVISION APPROVAL. PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 City of Newark Page 2 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT 1 Administration 2 Economic and Housing Development 3 Engineering 4 Finance 5 Health and Community Wellness 6 Law 7 Mayor's Office 8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 9 Public Safety 10 Public Works 11 Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services 12 Water Sewer Utility City of Newark Page 3 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7. RESOLUTIONS 7R2 Economic and Housing Development 7R2-a 20-0289 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To develop a thirty-two (32) unit residential apartment building as affordable and market rate rental units with garage parking and ground-level retail. Entity Name: Tactical Development Group, LLC Entity Address: 33-35 Freeman Street, Unit D1, Newark, New Jersey 07105 Sale Amount: $46,040.00 Cost Basis: (X) $4.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $310,500.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months following the transfer of property ownership by the City Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ (X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 256-262 Lyons Avenue/Block 3715/Lot 9 and 10/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage x PSF = 11,510 X $4.00 = $46,040.00 Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties. City of Newark Page 4 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7R2-b 20-0594 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: Build four (4) one, two or three-family affordable homes. Entity Name: New Community Corporation Entity Address: 233 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Sale Amount: $40,000.00 Cost Basis: (X ) $4.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $122,600.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of Properties’ ownership from the City to the Redeveloper Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ (X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Properties: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 473 15th Avenue/Block 290/Lot 1/Central Ward 471 15th Avenue/Block 290/Lot 2/Central Ward 429 15th Avenue/Block 292/Lot 7/Central Ward 427 15th Avenue/Block 292/Lot 8/Central Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 10,000 X $4.00 = $40,000.00 Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties. City of Newark Page 5 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7R2-c 20-0620 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To develop property into an affordable market-rate apartment building, with fifteen (15), two (2) bedroom-units. Entity Name: 503 South Orange Avenue, LLC Entity Address: 55 Morris Avenue, Suite 108, Springfield, New Jersey 07081 Sale Amount: $17,400.00 Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $182,700.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twelve (12) months following transfer of property ownership by the City Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ (X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 505 South Orange Avenue/Block 1791/Lot 25/West Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,900 X $6.00 = $17,400.00 Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties. City of Newark Page 6 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7R2-d 20-1116 Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Waiving 20 day period for an ordinance to take effect Purpose: This resolution seeks to authorize an emergency be declared to exist, for Ordinance 6PSF-c, which grants a Thirty (30) Year Tax Abatement to Terrell Redevelopment Partners Urban Renewal, LP, One Parker Plaza, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024, for the property situated at 59-97 Chapel Street, (informally 35 Riverview Court), Newark, New Jersey 07105, and to be identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, as Block 2442, Lot 1.02, that upon perfection of the Central Planning Board’s August 17, 2020 minor subdivision approval, the Ordinance become effective once adopted by the Municipal Council after Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-181(b). This is due to the exigent need for the Project to meet the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency’s 9% Tax Credits application deadline of September 23, 2020 and to address the need for affordable housing in the City of Newark. Ordinance No(s).: Ordinance 6F-a, adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on September 11, 2020. Ordinance 6PSF-c is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on September 22, 2020. Additional Information: 7R2-e 20-1133 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if 31-39 Central Avenue (Block 21, Lot 8) is a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area as defined under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 31-39 Central Avenue/Block 21/Lot 8/Central Ward City of Newark Page 7 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 7R8-a 20-1154 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Ruth Carson Date(s): Saturday, October 17, 2020 Event Time(s): 11:00 A.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of South 18th Street and Avon Avenue Ceremonial Intersection Name: Ruth Carson Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information: 7R8-b 20-1155 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: John “Morg” Morgan, Sr. Date(s): Saturday, October 3, 2020 Official Street Name(s): Intersection of West Runyon Street and Clinton Place Ceremonial Intersection Name: “John “Morg” Morgan Sr., Way” Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information: 7R8-c 20-1156 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Clarence “Curly” Coleman Date(s): Saturday, October 10, 2020 Event Time(s): 12:00 P.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Renner Avenue and Bergen Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: Clarence “Curly” Coleman Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information: Rain Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. City of Newark Page 8 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7R8-d 20-1158 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Michael W. Clegg Date(s): Saturday, October 17, 2020 Event Time(s): 1:00 P.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Maple Avenue and Grumman Avenue Ceremonial Intersection Name: Michael W. Clegg Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information: Rain Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. 7R8-e 20-1149 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Antonio Fernando Pereira Date(s): Friday, October 9, 2020 Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Austin Street and Parkhurst Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: Antonio Fernando Pereira Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information: 7R8-f 20-1168 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Geraldo Rosa Date(s): Friday, September 25, 2020 Event Time(s): 1:00 P.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Summer Avenue and Woodside Place Ceremonial Intersection Name: Geraldo Rosa Way Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information: City of Newark Page 9 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7R8-g 20-1167 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending City of Newark Budget Purpose: Amending approved Budget as introduced on August 5, 2020. Budget Year: 2020 Public Hearing Date: September 29, 2020 Amendment to be Published on: September 25, 2020 Additional Information: Certified copy of this resolution must be submitted to the Division of Local Government Services 7R8-h 20-1150 Dept/ Agency: Offices of the Municipal Council/City Clerk (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Supporting a Call for Governmental Action Purpose: Calling on the Governor and the Congressional Delegation from New Jersey, to provide economic relief for the implementation of the United States Department Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency (NJDEP), mandated “Long Term Control Plan” for Combined Sewer Overflows. Additional Information: City of Newark Page 10 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 7R12 Water Sewer Utility 7R12-a 20-1152 Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities (s) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution to authorize a Negotiation Purpose: An authorization to negotiate a Regional Approach to implementing the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency (NJDEP) mandated “Long Term Control Plan” for Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO). Entity Name: N/A Entity Address: N/A Contract Amount: N/A Funding Source: No funding necessary Contract Period: N/A Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A Emergency Declaration Additional Information: City of Newark Page 11 Printed on 9/21/2020 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 22, 2020 8. COMMUNICATIONS Received from Business Administrator Eric S. Pennington. 8-a (s) 20-1070 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE “CARNEGIE AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN” FOR THE PLAN AREA BOUNDED BY 350-360, 362-384, 386-406 CARNEGIE AVENUE. (SOUTH WARD) 8-b (s) 20-1091 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE “DELANCY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN” FOR THE AREA BOUNDED BY 271-275 DELANCY STREET (BLOCK 1096, LOT 34); 263-269 DELANCY STREET (BLOCK 1096, LOT 37); 253-261 DELANCY STREET (BLOCK 1096, LOT 41); AND 42-62 WHEELER POINT ROAD (BLOCK 1097, LOT 5). (EAST WARD) 8-c (s) 20-1092 AN ORDINANCE ADOPT I N G THE “VESEY STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN” FOR THE AREA BOUNDED BY 16-38 VESEY STREET (BLOCK 920, LOT 7.15) and 253 ½ NJRR AVENUE (BLOCK 920, LOT 60). (EAST WARD) 12. ADJOURNMENT KENNETH LOUIS CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY City of Newark Page 12 Printed on 9/21/2020